RuntimeError: Couldn't Install Clip

[Gpauxe]

When running the webui-user.bat I get a runtime error where it tries and fails to connect to https://github.com/openai/clip/archive/d50d76daa670286dd6cacf3bcd80b5e4823fc8e1.zip
Code:

venv "C:\Users\Gpauxe\Desktop\sdfgasdf\stable-diffusion-webui\venv\Scripts\Python.exe"
Python 3.10.6 (tags/v3.10.6:9c7b4bd, Aug  1 2022, 21:53:49) [MSC v.1932 64 bit (AMD64)]
Version: v1.6.0
Commit hash: 5ef669de080814067961f28357256e8fe27544f4
Installing clip
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\Gpauxe\Desktop\sdfgasdf\stable-diffusion-webui\launch.py", line 48, in <module>
    main()
  File "C:\Users\Gpauxe\Desktop\sdfgasdf\stable-diffusion-webui\launch.py", line 39, in main
    prepare_environment()
  File "C:\Users\Gpauxe\Desktop\sdfgasdf\stable-diffusion-webui\modules\launch_utils.py", line 363, in prepare_environment
    run_pip(f"install {clip_package}", "clip")
  File "C:\Users\Gpauxe\Desktop\sdfgasdf\stable-diffusion-webui\modules\launch_utils.py", line 138, in run_pip
    return run(f'"{python}" -m pip {command} --prefer-binary{index_url_line}', desc=f"Installing {desc}", errdesc=f"Couldn't install {desc}", live=live)
  File "C:\Users\Gpauxe\Desktop\sdfgasdf\stable-diffusion-webui\modules\launch_utils.py", line 115, in run
    raise RuntimeError("\n".join(error_bits))
RuntimeError: Couldn't install clip.
Command: "C:\Users\Gpauxe\Desktop\sdfgasdf\stable-diffusion-webui\venv\Scripts\python.exe" -m pip install https://github.com/openai/CLIP/archive/d50d76daa670286dd6cacf3bcd80b5e4823fc8e1.zip --prefer-binary
Error code: 1
stdout: Collecting https://github.com/openai/CLIP/archive/d50d76daa670286dd6cacf3bcd80b5e4823fc8e1.zip

stderr:   WARNING: Retrying (Retry(total=4, connect=None, read=None, redirect=None, status=None)) after connection broken by 'NewConnectionError('<pip._vendor.urllib3.connection.HTTPSConnection object at 0x0000013BBF72F1F0>: Failed to establish a new connection: [WinError 10061] No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it')': /openai/CLIP/zip/d50d76daa670286dd6cacf3bcd80b5e4823fc8e1
  WARNING: Retrying (Retry(total=3, connect=None, read=None, redirect=None, status=None)) after connection broken by 'NewConnectionError('<pip._vendor.urllib3.connection.HTTPSConnection object at 0x0000013BBF72F490>: Failed to establish a new connection: [WinError 10061] No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it')': /openai/CLIP/zip/d50d76daa670286dd6cacf3bcd80b5e4823fc8e1
  WARNING: Retrying (Retry(total=2, connect=None, read=None, redirect=None, status=None)) after connection broken by 'NewConnectionError('<pip._vendor.urllib3.connection.HTTPSConnection object at 0x0000013BBF72F640>: Failed to establish a new connection: [WinError 10061] No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it')': /openai/CLIP/zip/d50d76daa670286dd6cacf3bcd80b5e4823fc8e1
  WARNING: Retrying (Retry(total=1, connect=None, read=None, redirect=None, status=None)) after connection broken by 'NewConnectionError('<pip._vendor.urllib3.connection.HTTPSConnection object at 0x0000013BBF72F7F0>: Failed to establish a new connection: [WinError 10061] No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it')': /openai/CLIP/zip/d50d76daa670286dd6cacf3bcd80b5e4823fc8e1
  WARNING: Retrying (Retry(total=0, connect=None, read=None, redirect=None, status=None)) after connection broken by 'NewConnectionError('<pip._vendor.urllib3.connection.HTTPSConnection object at 0x0000013BBF72F9A0>: Failed to establish a new connection: [WinError 10061] No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it')': /openai/CLIP/zip/d50d76daa670286dd6cacf3bcd80b5e4823fc8e1
ERROR: Could not install packages due to an OSError: HTTPSConnectionPool(host='codeload.github.com', port=443): Max retries exceeded with url: /openai/CLIP/zip/d50d76daa670286dd6cacf3bcd80b5e4823fc8e1 (Caused by NewConnectionError('<pip._vendor.urllib3.connection.HTTPSConnection object at 0x0000013BBF72FB50>: Failed to establish a new connection: [WinError 10061] No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it')) 

Any insight into this one would help me greatly I followed a guide listed below. I was on step 7 where it says "After loading the model, it should give you a LAN address such as '127.0.0.1:7860'" but I instead got the above message.
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[ashish-iitb]

Hi @Gpauxe , I have found the fix by installing it manually,
activate the venv environment
git clone https://github.com/openai/CLIP.git
cd CLIP
pip install .

It worked for me. best of luck

[Gpauxe]

After looking over your instructions again I did all of that in a git bash because I'm unsure what a venv environment even is or how to activate it. If that is the issue then I'm just lost at this point. Thank you for your help so far.

[Gpauxe]

A quick google later, a bit of figuring out which directory to put clip into (had it in the stable-diffusion-webui folder instead of the venv/scripts folder) and I think I have it working will update if problems happen but if not, thank you you're a life saver!

[x-rush]

Please use \stable-diffusion-webui\venv\Scripts\python.exe to install, do not use your local Python.

[Thisguy40]

what are the command lines to install

[japidoras]

Hi @Gpauxe , I have found the fix by installing it manually, activate the venv environment git clone https://github.com/openai/CLIP.git cd CLIP pip install .

It worked for me. best of luck

and in which folder should I install it?

[Zakiyeh-Soufi]

HI
this is how to activate venv

first open cmd in the stable-diffusion-webui folder then run this codes

1. wsl
2. python3 -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate

then run the codes for CLIP
git clone https://github.com/openai/CLIP.git
cd CLIP
pip install .

************ if this did not work and you had timeout error just open cmd in the stable-diffusion-webui folder and run these
git clone https://github.com/openai/CLIP.git
cd CLIP
pip install .

!!** At any point if you had a pip upgrade warning just copy the green line of code that it gives you ( python.exe -m pip install --upgrade pip) and run it before running
cd CLIP
pip install .

if you don't upgrade pip, those codes wont work.

[sageliebi-maker]

Failed to establish a new connection: [WinError 10061] No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it

This means that your Python environment cannot reach GitHub to download the ZIP. Common reasons:

• Firewall / Antivirus / Network blocking – sometimes Windows Defender, corporate firewalls, or antivirus software block Python from making HTTPS requests.
• Proxy / VPN issues – if you are behind a proxy, pip won’t connect unless configured.
• Temporary network issue – GitHub or your connection might be down (rare).

Option 1: Manual installation of CLIP
Download the CLIP zip manually from GitHub:
https://github.com/openai/CLIP/archive/d50d76daa670286dd6cacf3bcd80b5e4823fc8e1.zip

Place it somewhere accessible, e.g., C:\Downloads\CLIP.zip.
Install it with pip manually in your WebUI venv:
"C:\Users\Gpauxe\Desktop\sdfgasdf\stable-diffusion-webui\venv\Scripts\python.exe" -m pip install C:\Downloads\CLIP.zip

Then try running webui.bat again.

Option 2: Check firewall / antivirus

Option 3: Upgrade pip / setuptools (sometimes helps)
Run inside the venv:
"C:\Users\Gpauxe\Desktop\sdfgasdf\stable-diffusion-webui\venv\Scripts\python.exe" -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel

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